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   =?UTF-8?B?Li4ud8Khw7HCp8KxwqTDsQ==? to micky   
   Re: jobs stuck in print queue   
   07 Feb 26 12:35:09   
   
   From: winstonmvp@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/7/2026 9:55 AM, micky wrote:   
   > In alt.comp.os.windows-11, on Sat, 7 Feb 2026 02:27:32 -0700,    
   ..w¡ñ§±¤ñ   
   > wrote:   
   >> The usual printer manufacturer recommended method for clearing an orphan   
   >> or problem print job from the print queue.   
   >>   
   >> Services.msc   
   >>   Stop Print Spooler service   
   >>    Navigate to spool folder(C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS)   
   >>     Delete the contents   
   >>   Start Print Spooler service   
   >   
   > Okay, you and Solution have convinced me.   
   >   
   > When there are two printjobs in the queue and the first in line is no   
   > good, will it normally still print the second one?   
      
   Emptying the spool\Printers folder removes all items from the queue.   
      
   If the 2nd document was available for re-printing, one would look at(it)   
   in the print queue.   
     i.e. You could/should-be-able to answer your own question.   
     Hint: The print queue item's context or tool bar menu.   
      
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